An analysis of rumor and counter-rumor messages in social media

• Main Authors: GOH, Dion Hoe-Lian, CHUA, Alton Y. K., SHI, Hanyu, WEI, Wenju, WANG, Haiyan, LIM, Ee-peng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Content analysis; Counter rumor; Death hoax; Rumor correction; Social media; Twitter; Digital Communications and Networking; Social Media
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3875; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/4877/viewcontent/101007_2F978_3_319_70232_2_22.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Social media platforms are one of the fastest ways to disseminate information but they have also been used as a means to spread rumors. If left unchecked, rumors have serious consequences. Counter-rumors, messages used to refute rumors, are an important means of rumor curtailment. The objective of t...